{"id":827,"date":"2007-09-03T19:57:51","date_gmt":"2007-09-04T02:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=827"},"modified":"2007-12-08T14:21:47","modified_gmt":"2007-12-08T21:09:47","slug":"war-and-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"War And Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chaim Amalek writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Luke, I know you&#8217;ve changed your mind about Bush&#8217;s decision to invade Iraq.  But what about Iran?<\/p>\n<p>1. Should the United States initiate war with Iran to stop it from developing the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons?<\/p>\n<p>2. Should it do so without regard to the costs that such would entail, if in the end it seems likely to help preserve the secuirty of Israel?<\/p>\n<p>3. Should Israel initiate war with Iran, assuming the United States does not join in?<\/p>\n<p>4. If the United States were to go to war with Iran, how do you suppose this would affect the average American&#8217;s support for Israel?  What role should such considerations play, given the stakes?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s nuclear program is primarily Israel&#8217;s problem (right now) and Israel should take care of it.<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaim Amalek writes: Luke, I know you&#8217;ve changed your mind about Bush&#8217;s decision to invade Iraq. But what about Iran? 1. 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